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Andy Murray failed in his bid to make his first Masters Series final when he was trounced 6-1 6-0 by fellow teenager Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

The Serb dominated from the start against an out-of-sorts Murray whose game was peppered with unforced errors – and the match was completed in little over an hour.

In contrast, Djokovic mixed up his game with some exquisite shot selection and will now face the winner of the other semi-final between Ivan Ljubicic and Guillermo Canas.

It was his second successive last-four victory over Murray in Masters Series events following the win at Indian Wells.

The game went with serve with both players hitting fearsome drives from the back of the court before Murray had triple break point in the third game. However, a net cord, an ace from his opponent and a backhand into the net scuppered the Scot before Djokovic hit an ace to set himself up to take the game.

The 19-year-old Briton appeared off-colour and was let down by his backhand, a simple shot into the net handing the Serb break point in the fourth game which he took when Murray sent a forehand wide.

The British number one began the second set in the same manner he ended the first – mixing up top strokeplay with a number of unforced errors and a wayward forehand handed Djokovic a break point which he duly converted.

The world number 10 then withstood a spirited Murray to edge his service game before a see-saw game saw Djokovic earn three break points which he eventually converted to take a 3-0 lead.

Another backhand into the net by Murray saw Djokovic hold his serve and there was an air of inevitability as the game rolled to its conclusion – a simple shot hit long by the Briton handing his rival triple break point.

A double fault then gave his Belgrade-born rival the chance to serve for the game. Again it was a shot into the net which handed Djokovic match point which he duly converted with a cross-court shot from the net to complete his second successive win over Murray in just 62 minutes.